Australian National Review - From Relics to Robots: China Turns Soviet Jets into Supersonic Drones
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Australian National Review - From Relics to Robots: China Turns Soviet Jets into Supersonic Drones
From Relics to Robots: China Turns Soviet Jets into Supersonic Drones By Kapil Kajal Some estimates put China’s remaining inventory at about 3,000 airframes. China’s military has unveiled a combat drone converted from a Soviet–era fighter jet, a development that could enable massed drone attacks in any future conflict over Taiwan. The People’s Liberation Army displayed the unmanned aircraft, derived from the retired J-6 fighter, at the Changchun…
The PLA Turned Just A Soviet-Era Fighter Jet Into A Drone That Could Be Used To Swarm Taiwan
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has unveiled a new weapon with old roots: a retired J-6 fighter jet, converted into a combat drone capable of carrying out swarm attacks. The reveal came at the Changchun air show in northeast China. Built in the thousands between the 1960s and 1980s, the J-6, a second-generation supersonic jet […] The post The PLA Turned Just A Soviet-Era Fighter Jet Into A Drone That Could Be Used To Swarm Taiwan appeared…
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